Vocabulary

• as per: According to; in accordance with.
• du jour: As made or served on a particular day; fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• stick together: To support each other; remain united.
• have to: Must do
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• in attendance: Present at a particular event or meeting.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the plus side: Considering the advantages or positive aspects.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• at least: As a minimum
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• advent: First appearance of something important
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• flame: To glow
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• poop: Feces
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
• discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• psychedelic: Having very bright contrasting colors and shapes
• slay: To kill violently
• skate: Flat sea fish
• nozzle: Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
• questionable: Not likely to be right or true; doubtful
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• mace: Aerosol sprayed in the face to ward off attackers
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake